Families and Friends can now book outdoor gatherings with their loved one from Menno Home or Menno Hospital. These gatherings are booked only by Reception in Home and Hospital. Nurses or other admin can transfer booking requests to the Reception phone. Receptionists are aware of the booking process.

The gatherings will follow the Public Health Orders for outdoor gatherings and will be assessed with each change we experience through the BC Restart Plan:

• Up to 10 people may gather.
• Visitors are allowed to touch their loved ones.
• They are required to wear a mask and may not take it off for any reason.
• Visitors may not eat or drink as they are required to wear a mask.
• Residents may eat or drink.
• The resident is NOT required to wear a mask.

Gatherings will take place under the large tent in the center courtyard for both Home and Hospital.
This is a bookable space for families to use. There will only be one booking at a time in this space.

• Visitors will be admitted to the courtyard through the Visitation Host program.
• One or two social visitors who are screened by the Visitation Host will gain access to the unit to transport their loved one to and from this location.
• The remaining visitors will be screened but not permitted to enter any resident spaces.
• Restrooms at the front lobby of Menno Hospital are available for their use as well as the porta-potty at the courtyard gate. They are informed of these restroom locations prior to their visit.
• Visitors are asked to remain under the large tent rather than walking throughout the courtyard. This is resident space for W1 Home residents.
• Garry Janzen will inform the nurses of any bookings so that the team is prepared
• Bookings must be made 48 hours in advance

Please ensure that all of your actions within the courtyard follow Infection Control Protcols, including social distancing between staff members. We are excited to provide visitors with this opportunity and we know that they will be taking their cues on safety from the staff that they observe.

If you have questions, please direct them to Garry.Janzen@MennoPlace.ca

Please welcome to Jasdeep Diogan, IPC Community Specialist, Fraser Health

Jasdeep Diogan is an Infection Prevention and Control Community Specialist with Fraser Health. She is assigned to Menno Home and Hospital to provide support. Jasdeep will be working in Home and Hospital one day per week.

Jasdeep believes that proper hand hygiene and environmental cleaning are key to preventing healthcare-associated infections.

Prior to joining the IPC team in 2020, Jasdeep worked as an Environmental Health Officer for nine years supporting communities in the Fraser East. Jasdeep has completed a Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Health at BCIT, Certificate in Environmental and Occupation Health at the University of Victoria and is currently in her last semester in UBC’s Master of Public Health program. She is also working towards a Certificate in Infection Control (CIC) and completing the IPC program through Queen’s University.

When not working, Jasdeep loves reading, snowboarding and exploring trails in the lower mainland. She looks forward to working in partnership with the Langley community and supporting sites in implementing evidence-based IPC strategies.